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Verizon will start offering a $50 unlimited plan tomorrow
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With the current economic situation causing many Americans to take a hard look at their monthly spending, more and more folks are switching to prepaid since the plans are not only cheaper, but also provide the comfort of knowing that you can leave at any point in time and not face an absurdly high termination fee. Over the course of one year, prepaid subscriptions with Sprint and MetroPCS increased by 23% and 29% respectively. According to The Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless is going to start offering a $50 per month unlimited everything starting tomorrow to capture some of that prepaid growth. When we say everything, we mean everything. Talk, text, and data is included. There’s a slig...
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HTC Sensation XE gets official, packing 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and Beats Audio
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The rumors can be laid to rest, because HTC has officially announced its Sensation XE handset, replete with some upgraded specs and Beats Audio. Powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, this Android device features a 4.3-inch touchscreen with qHD (540 X 960) resolution and boasts a larger 1730mAh battery that promises prolonged run times. As the first smartphone produced under HTC's partnership with Beats Audio, this special edition Sensation also ships with a special pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, along with an 8GB or 16GB microSD card and remote control that allows users to flip through tracks of take calls without ever reaching inside their pockets. Once these headphones are plugged...
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LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy S II heading to Rogers Wireless in Canada
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Canada’s Rogers Wireless will be adding the LTE-enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy S II to its portfolio. Starting from September 28th, customers in Toronto and Ottawa will be among the first ones to get their hands on the super-fast and super-awesome Android smartphone. Yep this includes our very own Simon Sage, who will undoubtedly try to get a review unit and let you know what he thinks about it.
Alternatively, the carrier will also offer the LTE Rocket mobile hotspot (Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S), Rogers LTE Rocket stick (which is now available in Ottawa), with other LTE products — including some HTC smartphone and a tablet — to follow shortly.
In related news, we hope Verizon will a...
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Bell begins rolling out LTE network today to trial markets
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When we reported that Bell's LTE network would be deploying "soon," the company happily obliged by launching it less than two weeks later. Beginning today, the Canadian carrier will have its next-gen services available to a limited number of markets, including Toronto, Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph and Mississauga. The deployment will spread over the course of the next year, though no specific plans were mentioned aside from the obvious expansion to urban areas first, followed by rural and remote coverage as determined by the outcome of the country's upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. Sadly, the only device available at launch -- contrary to our original report -- will be the Sierra Wireless U31...
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Some unrevealed Windows 8 features
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Long Zheng from istartedsomething.com have deciphered some of the “Few things we did’nt get to show” Sinofsky flashing at the BUILD keynote yesterday. They include: Integrated load balancing – if you have multiple active network connections, Windows 8 will intelligently balance the network traffic between them for performance Stereo 3D video and gaming – would suggest native support for
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HTC Flyer tablet gets bootloader unlock tool
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HTC has released the bootloader unlock tool for its 7-inch Flyer tablet. Previously available for the Sensation and EVO 3D smartphones, the bootloader unlock tool will allow users to install custom software on their Flyer tablets. A word of caution, though, as use of the tool will void any warranties. The bootloader unlock tool can be had for both the Wi-Fi-only and 3G versions of the Flyer, though it is not yet available for the EVO View 4G variant for Sprint. Enterprising users can download the tool from HTC's developer site now.
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LG Optimus S finally receives its long awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update
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When it was first released last fall, one of the nice things about owning the LG Optimus S was the fact that it came with Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box – and in fact, it was one of the few at the time to sport that version. Fast forward to almost a year later, the handset is finally moving up to the next version of Android.
Sprint announced the beloved news that many handset owners have been waiting for, which is none other than the fact that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the handset is being rolled out. However, they’re releasing it in droves over the course of the next 10 days – so don’t be alarmed if you don’t see that notification today.
As always, the new software update fea...
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Motorola haggled an extra $3 billion out of Google bid
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According to a securities filing, Google’s initial unsolicited bid for Motorola was actually closer to $9 billion – a solid $3 billion less than the final $12 billion figure. The filing says Google’s first offer sat at $30/share on August 1, and after a bit of back-and-forth, Motorola got them up to $40/share on August 9. Motorola didn’t open up bidding publicly, because they figured they wouldn’t be getting any better offers, and if they failed to sell, it would look particularly bad.
Apparently Motorola’s main worry was fending off the deluge of intellectual propertylawsuits that would result from the acquisition, which is fair enough considering Google’s primary interest was in patents. W...
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U.S. Cellular releases Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for HTC Merge
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U.S. Cellular has released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for its HTC Merge smartphone. The update offers improved power management, a refined user interface, easier copy and paste, and more control over running apps. There is a new Flashlight app for the camera LED, and the Merge now supports 802.11n Wi-Fi connections for faster downloads. Users can download the update from U.S. Cellular's website and install it on their smartphones through a PC.
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Verizon Pushing LTE to 26 Markets Sept. 15
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Verizon Wireless today announced another slew of markets expecting to see Long Term Evolution 4G go live on Thursday, September 15. The new markets named today include: Fort Smith and Jonesboro, Ark.; Daytona, Fla.; Shreveport, La.; Kalamazoo and Saginaw, Mich.; Las Cruces, N.M.; Dyersburg, Tenn.; the Tri-Cities, Tenn./Va.; and Austin, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Wichita Falls, and El Paso, Texas. These markets are in addition those already announced, including: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, Calif.; Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford, Springfield, and Quad Cities, Ill.; Iowa City, Iowa; Moorhead, Minn.; Reno, Nev.; Fargo, N.D.; and Canton, Lima, and Mansfield, Ohio. Veriz...
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LG Marquee steps out in leaked press shot, coming this October? (updated: it's official)
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It looks like the LG Marquee's gearing up for its coming out party. We first caught wind of the Optimus Black clone when it surfaced in blurrycam form at a Radio Shack briefing, running what appeared to be vanilla Android, and branded for the Now Network. Well, thanks to a leaked press shot over on PocketNow, we can clearly see that the device is, indeed, sporting a lightly-skinned version of the pure Gingerbread experience, with Sprint ID replacing the browser in the phone's launcher. Cosmetically, you'll also notice the new grey-colored chassis has a striped band sweeping down the battery cover, although the camera placement remains similar to its European cousin. Aside from that, the only...
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Asus' MeeGo-based Eee PC X101 hits e-tailers for $200
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First announced at Computex, Asus is preparing to shove its latest mini-notebook out of the gates with units already available for preorder through online retailer including Amazon. Netbooks have undoubtedly lost ground to tablets, but major vendors seem agree that both will coexist in the near future. Hoping to stand out in a congested and increasingly stagnant market, Asus' latest device offers a slightly different take on the conventional netbook.
Instead of Windows, the Eee PC X101 ships with MeeGo, the Linux-based amalgamation of Intel and Nokia's Moblin and Maemo operating systems. We haven't seen many MeeGo-based devices and according to a DigiTimes report last week, Intel might slow ...
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Android Market weather apps the most profitable
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If you want to make money on the Android Market, then the best apps to create are weather ones.
This is according to a new study by Research2Guidance, which has taken a look at all the app categories on the Android Market to see which one offers the best profit.
According to the research, weather apps are significantly more profitable than games, with the average revenue of a paid weather app coming in at $22,000, while games make around the $5,000 mark.
And don't even think about creating an app for the multimedia market as the monetisation of these is pretty paltry, with each app garnering just $300 revenue.
Weathering the storm
"On average, weather apps have generated the highest total re...
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Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and 3D video unleashed
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We bet that when Nintendo originally planned on announcing the first raft of big changes for the 3DS it was hoping to further raise excitement levels for a booming console.
Instead, the official unveiling of the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and the announcement of 3D video recording at a Tokyo press conference have a tinge of desperation around them, and feel like the gaming giant's last attempt at kick-starting a 3D handheld revolution following the massive price cuts in August.
The Kakuchou Slide Pad, to give it its Japanese moniker, houses the base of the 3DS and adds an extra thumbstick on the right hand side. It's powered by a solitary AA battery and is a fairly cheap accessory, priced at ¥1...
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Google outbid itself by 33 percent in Motorola Mobility acquisition, SEC filing reveals
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Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility is already starting to lose that new car smell, but a fresh batch of financial details has now emerged, providing deeper insight into how the deal actually went down. According to an SEC filing that Motorola Mobility released yesterday, Google made an initial offer of $30 per share on August 1st, but soon raised that bid to $37 per share on August 9th, after Moto and its advisers asked for $43.50. On that same day, Google again raised its offer to $40 per share, even though Motorola wasn't accepting bids from other firms, for fear that a public auction would jeopardize its sale. This 33 percent increase ultimately added some $3 billion to the pot, br...
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